Louis Delmas held out of Detroit Lions practice, should return soon

ALLEN PARK — It's Friday, so let's get the bad news out of the way, first: Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas won't practice for the second straight day.

The good news? It's nothing serious. Delmas had an old screw removed from the ring finger on his right hand. Technically, he could have participated, but the Lions didn't want to expose him to any unnecessary risk.

"It was old, head coach Jim Schwartz said before Friday's practice. "It'd been in there for a little while. He needed to get it out. He could really practice, he could play, but (we didn't want to) risk infection."

Delmas should return to practice in a couple of days.

Among the others who aren't practicing Friday:

Rookie receiver Titus Young, who's been out for a week with an injured leg

Right tackle Gosder Cherilus, who has now missed five straight workouts

Running back Maurice Morris hasn't practiced since injuring his hand on Tuesday